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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7581048, member: 110226&quot;]You could very well be correct.&nbsp; I&#039;ve read, from different sources, that the only way to validate whether a plated owl is through die match with know examples.&nbsp; On the other hand, other numismatists, such as Reid Goldsborough, seem to emphasize examining the style of the coin.&nbsp; I have seen some plated Owls being offered or sold as official emergency coin, from Athens, when they are clearly not, usually due to the fabric of the design (such as intermediate Owl style), or just being totally off base in design and general appearance.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These emergency Owls had to pass muster with the public. In order to do that they needed to be reasonably close in the look and feel, albeit quite light weight, to the Owls that were circulating for the previous decades.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For those interested in Reid&#039;s discussion about plated Owls, here&#039;s a link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rg.ancients.info/owls/fourrees.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rg.ancients.info/owls/fourrees.html" rel="nofollow">http://rg.ancients.info/owls/fourrees.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>One interesting theory that Reid puts forth is that the plated Owls were intended for domestic use, during those final desperate years of Athens near the closing of the Peloponnesian War, while the fuller weight Owls were intended for commerce outside Athens.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In a sense, as Reid suggests, the plated Owls served as a fiduciary currency; plated Owls could eventually be redeemed by the State for full silver Owls at some later date.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for Ars Coins, yes, they should be notified, and I intend to that some time this week.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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